diff --git a/degesch.c b/degesch.c
index 95855cb..eb3c27a 100644
--- a/degesch.c
+++ b/degesch.c
@@ -5727,7 +5727,10 @@ on_tty_readable (const struct pollfd *fd, struct app_context *ctx)
 	if (fd->revents & ~(POLLIN | POLLHUP | POLLERR))
 		print_debug ("fd %d: unexpected revents: %d", fd->fd, fd->revents);
 
-	input_on_readable (&ctx->input);
+	// XXX: this may loop for a bit: stop the event or eat the input?
+	//   (This prevents a segfault when the input has been stopped.)
+	if (ctx->input.active)
+		input_on_readable (&ctx->input);
 }
 
 // --- Configuration loading ---------------------------------------------------